Students may be admitted to the University under the following categories:
Regular Graduate Students.
Students who have been accepted by the University and by a major department to work toward an advanced degree.
Conditionally Admitted Graduate Students.
Students who have not met the formal admission requirements but whose
accomplishments have convinced the University Graduate Admissions Committee
and their major departments that they have potential for success as
advanced-degree candidates may be conditionally admitted as follows:
Students from nonaccredited institutions must complete at least one term of satisfactory work at Oregon State, after which they may be admitted with full standing to the University.
Students conditionally admitted must satisfactorly complete a specified number of graduate-level hours with a GPA of 3.0 or above. International students who otherwise have met all formal admission requirements but whose TOEFL score is in the range of 500 to 549 may be conditionally admitted.
Provisionally Admitted Graduate Students.
Students who have met all University standards for formal admission
but whose academic program or major department may have placed additional
restrictions upon their admission may be provisionally admitted. These
restrictions may include certain prerequisite courses that must be completed,
completion of the GRE or GMAT, submission of additional reference letters
or scores, or other provisions set by a University unit. Provisionally
admitted students cannot take the final exam for their degree until
they have satisfied their provisions and been reclassified as regular
graduate students.
Credit will be allowed for graduate courses that students complete acceptably while registered as conditional or provisional students.
Students who fail to satisfactorily complete stated conditions or provisions will be dismissed from the University.
The Oregon State University Graduate School has a continuous enrollment policy. For more information see Graduate School
Re-enrollment
Students who withdraw from the University must apply for readmission
if they wish to return after an absence. Even if a student withdraws
in good standing, readmission to a graduate program is not guaranteed.
